When Air France announced to transfer the bulk of its domestic flights to its low cost subsidiary Transavia, a better integration with Flying Blue was promised.

That integration is now completed and members notably also earn miles and status points at Transavia’s lowest fare category Basic. While the number of status points on domestic flights is equal to what you earn on Air France flights (meaning you won’t climb up the elite ladder very fast with domestic flights only…), you only earn 100 redeemable miles on all flights at Basic fares. Compared to the revenue-based accrual method on Air France flights, this corresponds to a one-way ticket price of 20 EUR.

Whereas this will hardly motivate members to pay much more than on competitors like easyJet on domestic flights, it can be considered a slam in the face if you choose Transavia for its expanding long-haul network, stretching from Dakar to Dubai.

Oh yes, you can also burn Flying Blue miles on Transavia flights. At a revenue-based redemption rate of half a Euro cent per mile.